Whose and what futures? Navigating the contested coproduction of Thailand's energy sociotechnical imaginaries

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 35, Issue , 2018, Pages 48-56

  Delina, Laurence L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy policy; Energy transitions; Sociotechnical imaginary; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033784026     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.10.045     Document Type: Article

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